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780 AM

The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 780 kHz: There are only eight stations in the 48 contiguous United States plus one in Alaska which are authorized to broadcast on 780 AM during nighttime hours. 780 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. WBBM Chicago and KNOM Nome, Alaska, share Class A status of 780 kHz.

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The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 780 kHz: There are only eight stations in the 48 contiguous United States plus one in Alaska which are authorized to broadcast on 780 AM during nighttime hours. 780 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.1 WBBM Chicago and KNOM Nome, Alaska, share Class A status of 780 kHz.2

Argentina

  • LRA103 in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
  • LRA124 in Santo Tomé
  • LRF2105 Radio 3 in Trelew, Chubut
  • LV86 Libertador in Mendoza

British Virgin Islands

Mexico

  • XEGLO-AM in Guelatao de Juárez, Oaxaca
  • XELD-AM in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco
  • XESFT-AM in San Fernando, Tamaulipas
  • XEWGR-AM in Monclova, Coahuila
  • XEXY-AM in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero
  • XEZN-AM in Celaya, Guanajuato

United States

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

Call sign City of license Facility ID Class Daytime power (kW) Nighttime power (kW) Critical hours power (kW) Transmitter coordinates
KAZM Sedona, Arizona 64494 D 5 0.095 34°51′38″N 111°49′10″W / 34.860556°N 111.819444°W / 34.860556; -111.819444 (KAZM - 5 kW daytime, 0.095 kW nighttime)
KKOH Reno, Nevada 11236 B 50 50 39°40′41″N 119°48′06″W / 39.678056°N 119.801667°W / 39.678056; -119.801667 (KKOH - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
KLVG Fountain, Colorado 135885 D 0.5 0.015 38°31′07″N 104°36′03″W / 38.518611°N 104.600833°W / 38.518611; -104.600833 (KLVG - 0.5 kW daytime, 0.015 kW nighttime)
KNOM Nome, Alaska 9340 A 25 14 64°29′16″N 165°17′58″W / 64.487778°N 165.299444°W / 64.487778; -165.299444 (KNOM - 25 kW daytime, 14 kW nighttime)
KSPI Stillwater, Oklahoma 63441 D 0.25 36°04′56″N 97°03′13″W / 36.082222°N 97.053611°W / 36.082222; -97.053611 (KSPI - 0.25 kW daytime)
WAVA Arlington, Virginia 54465 D 12 9.8 38°58′35″N 77°06′52″W / 38.976389°N 77.114444°W / 38.976389; -77.114444 (WAVA - 12 kW daytime, 9.8 kW critical hours)
WBBM Chicago, Illinois 9631 A 35 42 41°56′03″N 88°04′22″W / 41.934167°N 88.072778°W / 41.934167; -88.072778 (WBBM - 35 kW daytime, 42 kW nighttime)
WCKB Dunn, North Carolina 47283 D 7 0.001 35°17′00″N 78°35′49″W / 35.283333°N 78.596944°W / 35.283333; -78.596944 (WCKB - 7 kW daytime, 0.001 kW nighttime)
WIIN Ridgeland, Mississippi 48646 D 4.4 32°23′12″N 90°09′47″W / 32.386667°N 90.163056°W / 32.386667; -90.163056 (WIIN - 4.4 kW daytime)
WJAG Norfolk, Nebraska 73121 D 1 42°01′54″N 97°29′47″W / 42.031667°N 97.496389°W / 42.031667; -97.496389 (WJAG - 1 kW daytime)
WPTN Cookeville, Tennessee 13820 D 1 36°09′48″N 85°31′29″W / 36.163333°N 85.524722°W / 36.163333; -85.524722 (WPTN - 1 kW daytime)
WWOL Forest City, North Carolina 27479 D 10 35°21′02″N 81°54′04″W / 35.350556°N 81.901111°W / 35.350556; -81.901111 (WWOL - 10 kW daytime)
WXME Monticello, Maine 17514 D 5 0.06 46°20′30″N 67°49′04″W / 46.341667°N 67.817778°W / 46.341667; -67.817778 (WXME - 5 kW daytime, 0.06 kW nighttime)
References

References

  1. "AM Station Classes, and Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". Federal Communications Commission. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. "AM Query Results".
  3. "LRA 10 Ushuaia e Islas Malvinas". Radio Nacional (in Spanish).
  4. "LRA 12 Santo Tomé". Radio Nacional (in Spanish).
  5. "Cadena 3 Argentina - Últimas Noticias de Argentina y del Mundo - Radio en Vivo". Cadena 3 Argentina (in Spanish).
  6. "LV8 Radio Libertador". Radio Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-25.

In fiction

  • KACL in Seattle, Washington - featured in the series Frasier